[AsburyPark] Re: For the record Oak

2011-08-19 Thread hmelissar
Jim, I really like your thoughtful, smart posts. I hope that some of your ideas become implemented in Asbury Park. The comment about breaking windows on Cookman is scary to me, but not that fantastical-I think that gentrification can sometimes bring violence. Sometimes when I hear fire

[AsburyPark] Re: For the record Oak

2011-08-16 Thread fancypaaantz
If they don¹t make us a part of it, it may get to a point where we¹ll burn the whole fucking thing down. Maybe if we march down Cookman and break some windows and scare some of these white people, then they will listen to us.² Did you share this with the police? That sounds to me like a

[AsburyPark] Re: For the record Oak

2011-08-16 Thread dfsavgny
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Educating for Justice jim@... wrote: After the wake, I drove four of the young man¹s friends home. I knew two of them from coaching rec basketball, so they felt somewhat comfortable speaking with me. I asked them what they thought about AP and the

[AsburyPark] Re: For the record Oak

2011-08-15 Thread 2fast4u
Thoughtfully said. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Educating for Justice jim@... wrote: Dave (Oak), First let me say that I always have enjoyed the posts you have put on here as well as the off-list conversations we have had. Second, I clearly struck a nerve with you with my last

[AsburyPark] Re: For the record Oak

2011-08-15 Thread oakdorf
Thanks Jim. I've been up late the past two weeks ever since that kid that got carjacked. I usually stop in to say hi to my kids when they are working. But the real reason is - I go down to check out what's happening in the immediate area. They work late. Then my daughter goes out in AP. They